Word: strainful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...necessarily inanimate? Apparently not. In 1930, Congress voted to approve the patenting of new plants produced by grafts, cuttings or other asexual methods. Half a century later the Supreme Court went even further and ruled that the law would apply to genetically engineered micro-organisms, such as a new strain of bacteria designed to gobble up oil spills. In the view of the court, "anything under the sun that is made by man" could be patented...
...Takes, the veteran of the Resistance who is always reliving the war and "would do it all over again tomorrow, if [he] had to," stands as a foil for Anton, who denies his past and buries his guilt. Over the years, Anton's suppressed feelings put him under increased strain, which manifests itself physically as seizures and toothaches...
Those actions may soon provide some trying moments for two men widely touted as close personal and political friends: Ronald Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. The two statesmen are scheduled to meet in Washington on April 29, and the new strain in their relationship comes at a time when both leaders face serious political troubles. At home Nakasone is currently fighting an uphill battle for political survival. The U.S. sanctions were an added burden that could help force him out of office before his term expires in October...
This is a philosophical stipulation that remains true regardless of a people's "shared understandings" of the form of government and notions of individual rights that follow from their community's heritage and traditions. It puts strain on his bolder assertions about communal supremacy in his new book...
...Executive privilege, Reagan's aides permitted a House committee to subpoena Poindexter to a hearing on computer-security policy. On the advice of his counsel, the admiral once again pleaded the Fifth Amendment, even though the issue was not directly related to Iranscam. Poindexter has acknowledged to colleagues the strain in his relations with Reagan. But he has told one friend, "It's not going to change my story even a little. I'm going to tell the truth. Period...